Read the first paragraph of p. 45. (see the page numbers in the Reading Pack). Use this map, and the one in MWH p. 35, to identify where "the Holy Roman Emperor, the Emperor of Byzantium (also called Constantinople), the Doge (ruler) of Venice, and the kings of England, France, Castille and Portugal" would have come from had they been invited to Beijing on 2 February 1421. What route might they have all taken? Describe it...
The King of England would first go to other European countries such as France, Castille, Portugal, or Byzantium by water transportation. Then, the leaders from all of these countries would use ships to go through the Mediterranean Ocean. They would go around around the tip of Africa and go through the Atlantic Ocean. Then they would get into the Indian Ocean.They would pass India and stop by Malacca since it is their territory. Then, they would go around Thailand and reach Beijing in China.
Compare the map of the great walled capital Zhu Di built (above) to the map of modern China (below). The Forbidden City is now the Palace Museum, and is located at the centre of the map below: Can you find the old city in the modern city? Where is it? What is there now? ||
Yes, the palace museum is in the center of the city right next to the department store
On p. 54, Menzies writes that Zhu Di extended the Great Wall (which is actually many separate sections of wall created over hundreds of years) from 5,000 kms to 6,400 kms. You'll notice, that doesn't mean that the wall was 6,400 kms long. If it WAS, where would it reach if it began at the Yalu River? Use the map in MWH Atlas p A18-19 to estimate where you would end up if the wall really extended 6,400 kms due west of Beijing. ||
It would probably reach Lanzhou.
Question: Through what MODERN countries did the silk roads go? ||
Europe, Egypt, somalia, arabian peninsula, Iran, central asia, India, Pakistan, vietnam and china.
Read the first paragraph of p. 45. (see the page numbers in the Reading Pack). Use this map, and the one in MWH p. 35, to identify where "the Holy Roman Emperor, the Emperor of Byzantium (also called Constantinople), the Doge (ruler) of Venice, and the kings of England, France, Castille and Portugal" would have come from had they been invited to Beijing on 2 February 1421. What route might they have all taken? Describe it...
The King of England would first go to other European countries such as France, Castille, Portugal, or Byzantium by water transportation. Then, the leaders from all of these countries would use ships to go through the Mediterranean Ocean. They would go around around the tip of Africa and go through the Atlantic Ocean. Then they would get into the Indian Ocean.They would pass India and stop by Malacca since it is their territory. Then, they would go around Thailand and reach Beijing in China.
Compare the map of the great walled capital Zhu Di built (above) to the map of modern China (below). The Forbidden City is now the Palace Museum, and is located at the centre of the map below:
Can you find the old city in the modern city? Where is it? What is there now? ||
Yes, the palace museum is in the center of the city right next to the department store
On p. 54, Menzies writes that Zhu Di extended the Great Wall (which is actually many separate sections of wall created over hundreds of years) from 5,000 kms to 6,400 kms. You'll notice, that doesn't mean that the wall was 6,400 kms long. If it WAS, where would it reach if it began at the Yalu River? Use the map in MWH Atlas p A18-19 to estimate where you would end up if the wall really extended 6,400 kms due west of Beijing. ||
It would probably reach Lanzhou.
Question: Through what MODERN countries did the silk roads go? ||
Europe, Egypt, somalia, arabian peninsula, Iran, central asia, India, Pakistan, vietnam and china.